usureiro — meaning in English

English meaning

• usurer noun A person who loans money to others and charges interest, particularly at an exorbitant, exploitative, or illegal rate.

Senses

usureiro is used for these senses in English:

• profiteer (pejorative) One who makes an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk, a rent-seeker.
• usurer A person who loans money to others and charges interest, particularly at an exorbitant, exploitative, or illegal rate.

Related Portuguese words